The Orleans is a
hotel
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and
casino
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located in
Paradise
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,
Nevada
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, near the
Las Vegas Strip
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. It is owned and operated by
Boyd Gaming
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. It includes the large multipurpose
Orleans Arena
Orleans Arena is a 9,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Paradise, Nevada, in the Las Vegas Valley. It is located at the Orleans Hotel and Casino and is operated by Coast Casinos, a subsidiary of Boyd Gaming Corporation.
The arena is the home t ...
that can be converted into an
ice rink
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and can seat 9,000 attendees.
Though The Orleans attracts a fair number of
tourist
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s, particularly during the
Mr. Olympia
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contest, it is primarily considered to be a
locals casino
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. It is located about west of the Las Vegas Strip, but offers from 9:00 am to 12:30 am a free shuttle bus approximately every 30 minutes to sister property
Gold Coast Hotel and Casino and
The Linq
The Linq (formerly Flamingo Capri, Imperial Palace and The Quad) is a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. It opened as the Flamingo Capri in 1959, on property located directl ...
.
History
The $173 million Orleans opened on 88 acres of land on December 18, 1996, with 840 hotel rooms. When the Orleans first opened, it did not perform up to expectations. In 1999 a major addition to the casino and other amenities were added. The success of these changes has been demonstrated by continued expansions in later years.
The
Orleans Arena
Orleans Arena is a 9,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Paradise, Nevada, in the Las Vegas Valley. It is located at the Orleans Hotel and Casino and is operated by Coast Casinos, a subsidiary of Boyd Gaming Corporation.
The arena is the home t ...
was added in 2003. A second hotel tower was added in 2004.
The location has the distinction of having hosted the final concert performance from stand-up comedian
George Carlin
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, on June 15, 2008.
Attractions
Besides its casino and arena, The Orleans includes:
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Movie theater
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Bowling center
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with 52 lanes, a
pro shop
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Spa
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Beauty salon
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*Video game arcade
*Conference facilities
Notable performers
Musicians:
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David Archuleta
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Dierks Bentley
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Clint Black
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David Cassidy
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The Charlie Daniels Band
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Judy Collins
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Alice Cooper
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Robert Cray
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Creedence Clearwater Revisited
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Burton Cummings
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Billy Ray Cyrus
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Perry Danos
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Daughtry
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Dennis DeYoung
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The Doobie Brothers
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The Everly Brothers
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Don Felder
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Foghat
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Foreigner
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Four Tops
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Kenny G
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Gin Blossoms
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Lesley Gore
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Lee Greenwood
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Engelbert Humperdinck
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Wynonna Judd
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KISS
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Gladys Knight
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Grand Funk Railroad
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Kool & the Gang
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Kris Kristofferson
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Jerry Lee Lewis
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Lifehouse
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The Little River Band
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Kenny Loggins
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Demi Lovato
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Patti LuPone
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The Manhattan Transfer
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The Marshall Tucker Band
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Richard Marx
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Don McLean
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Jo Dee Messina
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Midnight Star
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Eddie Money
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Naughty By Nature
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Vince Neil
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Newsboys
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Night Ranger
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Ted Nugent
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Daniel O'Donnell
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The Oak Ridge Boys
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Ohio Players
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Donny Osmond
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The Osmonds
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Panic! at the Disco
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Parliament Funkadelic
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Stephen Pearcy
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Peter, Paul & Mary
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Kellie Pickler
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Helen Reddy
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LeAnn Rimes
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Kelly Rowland
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Neil Sedaka
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd
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Frank Sinatra, Jr.
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Dee Snider
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Trey Songz
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The SOS Band
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Rick Springfield
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The Temptations
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Three Dog Night
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TobyMac
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Tone Lōc
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Tower of Power
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Travis Tritt
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Tanya Tucker
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Uncle Kracker
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Kip Winger
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Lee Ann Womack
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Bill Engvall
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George Carlin
George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American comedian, actor, author, and social critic. Regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of countercul ...
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Dana Carvey
Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his seven seasons as a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1986 to 1993, which earned him fiv ...
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Mike Epps
Michael Elliot Epps (born November 18, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He played Day-Day Jones in ''Next Friday'' and its sequel, ''Friday After Next'', and also appeared in ''The Hangover'' and ''The Hangover Part III'' as "Bla ...
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Billy Gardell
William Gardell Jr. (born August 20, 1969) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Gardell played Chicago police officer Mike Biggs on ''Mike & Molly.'' He also had a recurring role as Billy Colivida on ''Yes, Dear'' and appeared in a dozen e ...
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Frank Gorshin
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D. L. Hughley
Darryl Lynn Hughley (; born March 6, 1963) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Hughley is best known as the original host of BET's ''ComicView'' from 1992 to 1993, the eponymous character on the ABC/ UPN sitcom ''The Hughleys'', and as ...
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Larry the Cable Guy
Daniel Lawrence Whitney (born February 17, 1963), known professionally by his persona Larry the Cable Guy, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, country music artist, and former radio personality.
He was one of the members of the ...
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Vicki Lawrence
Vicki Ann Lawrence ( Axelrad; born March 26, 1949), sometimes credited as Vicki Lawrence Schultz, is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She is best known for her character Mama (Thelma Harper). Lawrence originated multitudes of charact ...
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Bill Maher
William Maher (; born January 20, 1956) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is known for the HBO political talk show ''Real Time with Bill Maher'' (2003–present) and the similar la ...
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Carlos Mencia
Ned Arnel "Carlos" Mencía (born October 22, 1967) is a Honduran-American comedian, writer, and actor. His style of comedy is often political and involves issues of race relations, Latin American culture, criminal justice, and social class. He i ...
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Dennis Miller
Dennis Michael Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American talk show host, political commentator, sports commentator, actor, and comedian.
He was a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1985 to 1991, and he subsequently hosted a stri ...
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Tom Papa
Thomas Papa Jr. (born November 10, 1968) is an American comedian, actor, and radio host. He hosts the Sirius XM Satellite Radio show ''Come to Papa'' and, in July 2019, he and Fortune Feimster started hosting the Sirius XM show ''What a Joke wit ...
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Don Rickles
Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include ''Run Silent, Run Deep'' (1958) with Clark Gable, Carl Reiner's '' Enter La ...
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Bob Saget
Robert Lane Saget (May 17, 1956 – January 9, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host. Saget played Danny Tanner on the ABC sitcom ''Full House'' (1987-1995), and reprised the role for its Netflix sequel '' Fuller ...
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Sinbad
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The Smothers Brothers
The Smothers Brothers are Thomas ("Tom" – born February 2, 1937) and Richard ("Dick" – born November 20, 1938), American folk singers, musicians, and comedians. The brothers' trademark double act was performing folk songs (Tommy on acoustic gu ...
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Lily Tomlin
Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin (born September 1, 1939) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She started her career as a stand-up comedian as well as performing off-Broadway during the 1960s. Her breakout role was on the vari ...
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George Wallace
George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Alabama for four terms. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best remembered for his staunch segregationist and ...
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Shawn & Marlon Wayans
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Steven Wright
Steven Alexander Wright (born December 6, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and film producer. He is known for his distinctly lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical and sometimes nonsensical jok ...
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Lance Burton
William Lance Burton (born March 10, 1960) is an American stage magician. He performed more than 15,000 shows in Las Vegas for over 5,000,000 people until retiring after 31 years in 2010.
Professional history
Burton first became interested in ma ...
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Paul W Draper
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Mitzi Gaynor
Mitzi Gaynor (born Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber; September 4, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Her notable films include '' We're Not Married!'' (1952), '' There's No Business Like Show Business'' (1954), '' The Birds ...
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David Hasselhoff
David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952), nicknamed "The Hoff", is an American actor, singer, and television personality. He has set a Guinness World Record as the most watched man on TV. Hasselhoff first gained recognition on ''The You ...
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Jabbawockeez
The Jabbawockeez is an American hip-hop dance crew that rose to prominence as the winner of the first season of America's Best Dance Crew in 2008. Established in 2003 in San Diego, California when dancers Kevin "KB" Brewer and Joe Larot pu ...
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